Water-motor



'(No Model.) 2 Sheets;-Sheet 2.

B. S. PARTRIDGE.

WATER MOTOR.

No. 478,457. Patented July 5, 1892.

A TTOHNE Y8 UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN S. PARTRIDGE, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

WATER-MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,457, dated July 5, 1892.

7 Application filed July 14, 1891. Serial No. 399,511. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN S. PARTRID GE, of Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tater-Motors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-' scription.

My invention relates to motors in which water is employed as the motive agent; and its object is to provide a device of this character adapted for connection to Artesian wells, and wherein with a low pressure of water a high degree of power may be obtained for actuating machines of various kinds and for various purposes.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the water-motor. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the powercylinders and its valve chest, the supplypipe appearing in horizontal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line a: 00 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the motor, the power-cylinders, and their valvechests appearing in vertical section. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of one of the valve-chests, taken on the line y y in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 isaperspective view of one of the valves of the motor. Fig. 7 is a vertical section of one of the pistons 0f the power-cylinders, the piston-rod appearing in side elevation; and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the same, the piston-rod appearing in transverse section.

A A are the two valve-chests of the motor, each provided at its top with an inlet-port, to which is connected a pipe B, leading from the water-supply and at its bottom with an outletport 0 in alignment with the inlet-port, as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawings. At one side of each of the valve-chests is formed a power-cylinder D, which cylinders face each other, and in each of them is fitted a piston E, secured to the ends of a power-rod F. On the power-rod F are secured arms f, which as the rod reciprocates are adapted to come in contact with collars h on a rod I-I, movable longitudinally above the power-rod, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings.

In each of the valve-chests A is mounted on a central shaft G an oscillating valve G, provided with upper and lower curved wings g and g, which extend toward each other and are adapted to alternately open and close the inlet and outlet ports of the valve-chests. Upon the outer end of the shaft of the lefthand valve G is mounted a crank-lever I, the lower end of which is connected by a 'rod 1' with a crank-lever 1 mounted on the outer end of the shaft of the right-hand valve G, so that as one valve is actuated the other valve is simultaneously operated.

To the upper ends of the crank-levers I and I are pivoted casings K, into which enter the ends of the rod H above mentioned, and upon the ends of said rod are coiled springs K, having a bearing between stops or collars on the extremities of said rod and theinner ends of the casings.

The crank-levers are alternately locked to hold the valves temporarily stationary by means of spring-catches J, secured at their outer ends to the exterior of the valve-chests and having notches j between their extremities, adapted to engage pins j, formed on or secured in any proper manner to the cranklevers near their centers. Said spring-catches are adapted to be disengaged from the pins of the crank-levers by the contact with their downwardly-curved inner ends 70 of trips 70, secured upon the above-mentioned rod H.

M is a pump, which in this instance utilizes the power of the motor for raising water, and may be a common double-acting deckpump. The cylinder of the pump corresponds in length to the length of the stroke of the pistons of the power-cylinders, and the powerrod F, which passes. directly through the pump-cylinder, is provided within the same with a piston M of less area than that of the pistons of the power-cylinders. I desire it to be understood, however, that I do not limit myself to the application of the motor to a pump, as it may be employed for operating various machines and for various purposes.

The operation of the motor is as follows: The parts being in the position shown in Figs. 1 and at, a slight movement of the rod I-I farther to the left by the contact of the lefthand arm f on the power-rod F with the lefthand collar 72. on the rod H causes the lefthand trip on said rod to engage with the end 70 of the left-hand spring-catch J and depress the same, thus releasing the crank-lever I. Thereupon the spring K, previously under compression in the right-hand cylinder K, reacts, causing said cylinder to move to the left, and by reason of the connection of the casings K with the crank-levers I and I and the connection of said levers with each other causes the valves E to turn in the direction of the arrows shown in connection therewith in Fig. 4, so as to close the inlet and open the outlet port of the right-hand valve-chest and permit its contents to be suddenly discharged and simultaneously close the outlet and open the inlet port of the lefthand valve-chest, the inlet of water to such valve-chest acting to force the power-rod and its pistons to the right. At this time the right-hand arm f on the power-rod F engages the right-hand collar h on the rod H and forces said rod farther to the right,thuscompressing the left-hand spring K in its casing. As these movements of the rods F and II and the valves E take-place, the notch of the righthand spring-catch J engages the pin j of the crank-lever I and the valves are thus temporarilylocked in stationaryposition in their chests. The movement of the rods F and II to the right continues until the right-hand trip 7c on the rod II engages and depresses the right-hand spring-catch J, whereupon a reverse action takes place, and these alternate actions continuing the pump or other machine to which the motor is applied is continuously operated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a motor, the combination, with oppositely arranged and spaced valve-chests and opposing cylinders at one side of the valvechest, of spring-actuated valves in the valvechests, means for alternately locking the valves stationary, pistons in the cylinders, a power-rod connecting the pistons, and means ,for releasing the valves, substantially as described.

2. In a motor, the combination, with oppositely arranged and spaced valve-chests and opposing cylinders at one side of the valve chests, of spring-actuated oscillating valves in the said chests, means for alternately looking the valves stationary, a connection between the valves, pistons in the cylinders, a power-rod connecting the pistons, and means for releasing the valves from the power-rod,

substantially as described.

3. In a water-motor, the combination, with oppositely arranged and spaced valve-chests, opposing cylinders at one side of the said chests, pistons in the cylinders, and a power- ,rod connecting the pistons, of oscillating valves in the chests, a spring-pressed and 1011- gitudinally-movable rod connected with the said valves, means for alternately locking the valves stationary, and mechanism between the said longitudinally-movable rod and the power-rod for operating the said longitudinally-movable rod to release the valves, substantially as described.

4. In a water-motor, the combination, with oppositely arranged and spaced valve-chests, opposing cylinders at one side of the chests, pistons in the cylinders, and a power-rod connecting the pistons, of oscillating valves in the chests, a spring-pressed and longitudinally-movable rod connected with the said valves and operated from the powerrod, springcatches for temporarily locking the valves,

and means for operating the said catches from the spring-pressed rod, substantially as described.

5. In a motor, the combination, with oppositely arranged and spaced valve-chests and opposing cylinders at one side of the valvechests, of pistons in the cylinders, a power-rod connecting the pistons, oscillating valves in the chests, cranlolevers connected with the valves, a spring-pressed rod connected with the upper ends of the crank-levers, a rod-connecting the lower ends of the said crank-levers together, catches for engaging the cranklevers, and means for operating the catches from the spring-pressed rod, substantiallyas described.

6. In a water motor or engine,the combination, with two opposing valve-chests having aligning inlet and outlet ports, of oscillating valves in the valve-chests,.having curved'opposing Wings,-crank-levers on the shafts of the valves, connected with each other at their lower ends, spring-catches for the crank-levers, casings pivoted to the upper ends of the crank-levers, and a rod entering the casings and provided therein with springs andcarrying trips adapted to engage the catches for the crank-levers, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a water motor or engine, the combination, with two opposing valve-chests having aligning inlet and outlet ports and opposing horizontal power-cylinders at one sideof the valve-chests, reciprocating rotary valves in the chests, having curved opposing wings, pistons in the power-cylinders, and a rod connecting the pistons and carrying arms near its ends, of crank-levers on the shafts of the valves and connected with each other at their lower ends, spring-catches for the crank-levers, casings pivoted to the upper ends of the crank-levers, and a rod entering the casings and provided therein with springs and carrying trips adapted to engage the catches for the crank-levers, and collars adapted to be engaged by the arms on the piston-rod, substantially as shown and described.

BENJAMIN S. PARTRIDGE.

WVitnesses:

O. E. GARNER, G. R. DARE.

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